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About Panchla Village

Panchla is a small village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 238 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 685 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344501
Area (hectares) 23146 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 238
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 685
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panchla compares

By the 2011 count Panchla is the 229th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 23146 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Panchla

Panchla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panchla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panchla from other places

Panchla lies about 80 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 60 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Panchla
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 30 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 60 km
District headquarters Barmer 80 km

Villages closest to Panchla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sheo tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Panchla

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchla village had a population of 401. That makes it the 229th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Panchla village has 238 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchla has about 685 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Panchla is 344501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchla covers 23146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Panchla falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Panchla is Jaisalmer, about 60 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Panchla.

Panchla is about 80 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchla is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 30 km away. Jaisalmer is about 60 km away. Barmer is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Negrada (15 km), Aantra (16 km) and Mati Ka Gol (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Panchla today is likely to be higher.

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